Ex parte RIXON et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 2001-0088                                      Page 10           
          Application No. 09/271,571                                                  


          personalization command module 16 will then know which vehicle              
          operator is going to be operating the vehicle.                              


               Once Murphy's personal command module 16 determines that               
          the received identification code is a valid identification                  
          code that corresponds to a stored identification code, the                  
          personalization command module 16 will output a signal to a                 
          system 18 that sets each of a series of personalization                     
          devices (discussed below) to a valid state.  The personal                   
          command module 16 will also cause the appropriate parameters                
          of an adaptive system 20 to be activated.  In other words, the              
          command module 16 will output a signal to the adaptive system               
          20 indicative of the received identification code so that the               
          system 20 will know which of one or more different stored                   
          adaptations should be initiated and updated.  Thus, the                     
          adaptive system 20 is capable of adapting independently to a                
          plurality of different vehicle operators.  The personalization              
          command module 16 will also output a vehicle operator                       
          identification signal to a series of personalization devices                
          that can be adjusted according to which identification signal               
          is received.  For example, a seat front/back positioning                    







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